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8 News SQNLDR Ross Mitchell and FLGOFF Tracey Li THE indigenous Gathang name “Gan Gan” (pronounced “garn garn”) is Headquarters 44 Wing’s new call sign for its Australian Airspace Control Element (ACE) while providing battlefield airspace control (BAC). In a ceremony at RAAF Base Williamtown, Worimi indigenous elders presented HQ44WG with a painting of the Gan Gan to represent the call sign. Gathang is the language of the Worimi people, whose country includes the land on which the base, which houses HQ44WG, is located. CO HQ44WG WGCDR David Shepherd said Gan Gan was the Gathang word for the white-bellied sea eagle. “The Worimi people describe Gan Gan as constantly on watch, high in the sky, effortlessly using the wind to hold steady and true,” WGCDR Shepherd said. “According to the Worimi people, Gan Gan is the lore keeper. The lore is what holds the community together and links many Aboriginal countries throughout our great land. “By adopting Gan Gan for our ACE, we bring ancient and uniquely Australian culture into our contemporary work. “This is a living symbol of our respect for indigenous Australians.” OC 44WG GPCAPT Patrick AIR RCEF June 15, 2017 An eagle eye in control influence the way we conduct ourselves. “We do them enthusiastically and proudly, to honour our heritage and to keep our culture alive. “Similarly, indigenous Australians use identity, language and ceremony to honour heritage and keep culture alive.” The Worimi meaning of Gan Gan is harmonious with the joint capability 44WG delivers through BAC, maintaining situational awareness and safely integrating disparate capabilities for maximum effect. GPCAPT Cooper said the call sign aligned with 44 Wing’s “steadfastness” motto. “44WG is responsible for air base air traffic services for military and civilian aircraft,” he said. “We’re responsible for 11 flights across two squadrons at bases throughout Australia and on expeditionary operations.” 44WG is also responsible for pro- WGCDR Jonathan Lilley, Worimi Elder Uncle Neville Lilley and OC 44WG GPCAPT Patrick Cooper with the painting of a Gan Gan, representing the unit’s new call sign. Cooper said military culture had much in common, and therefore many reasons to share, with Australia’s first people. “Military people wear specific uniform and markings that show where we belong. We use specific language, we follow specific rituals, Photo: CPL Nicci Freeman and we associate ourselves with these markings, languages and ceremony,” GPCAPT Cooper said. “They are part of our identity and viding BAC, which includes tactical airspace control and coordination to safely facilitate joint fires and effects. “This encompasses numerous domains and air power roles, from air defence activities and electronic warfare operations to remotely piloted aerial system operations,” GPCAPT Cooper said. “The Gan Gan call sign – with its links to sea, air and land – symbolises 44WG’s role in the joint integration of air power.”